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You are describing blake Wesley
Right, if Dillingham hits, the offense is potentially lethal. Dillingham shot something like 47.7% on catch and shoot threes. He's hard to guard as it is with his shiftiness. And then he's really good at finding these:
The lob at 31:32. He's always looking for lobs, and places them as well as he hits his shots. This one's just finding his big near the basket when the defense is relaxing. It's nothing fancy, but he's always looking for it.
Or 32:28. That's the kind of action lob that Harden and Doncic throw all the time. They get into the lane, forcing help, and it's game over.
EDIT: 32:54 is a pretty sweet little pass, too. Again, blowing by his defender and opening everything up.
And the whole series of possessions against Arkansas around 33:40 on, basically took that game over. Got into the lane at will, but what interests me here is how he kept feeding his rolling bigman. That last possession shown from that game, you see how the entire defense is keyed in on him, leaving Ivisic for a very easy dump down.
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You are describing blake Wesley
By specialist they likely mean 1 way players...all offensive or all defensive. They want 2way players. In age of 3 pt chucking u need length to get shots off n length to affect shots on defense.
I can’t believe the Spurs would have Topic that low on their big board. Isn’t it more likely they’re deliberately hiding their interest in him?
one of the best points I read regarding what player type the Spurs will likely look for in this draft.
and I would add this point: if you are a coach and you game plan for a game against the Spurs, what will your main strategy be?
very likely it won't be to operate as much as possible within the range of the Wemby air defense system.
they will work from the outside, likely even more than teams unsually already do nowadays.
and they will capitalise on the bad 3pt defense the Spurs displayed the last years, OR the Spurs improve that department.
that's why I can't follow the argument, that the lack of height and lenght of players like Dillingham and Sheppard wouldn't matter that much, because Spurs have Wemby behind them.
point is, the Spurs need lenght that can defend the perimeter. yes, those players should provide offense as well, but offense only will not clinch it.
For those of you with already established big boards/prospect rankings, I’m curious: how many of you have actually watched these prospects and seen them play as opposed to just reading mock drafts/internet forums?
0% of us have watched all these prospects, and btw 95% of people who get paid to talk about his haven’t either. We all fall in love with our guys, but hopefully people come up with reasonable criteria for getting there (not simply “he throws a nice lob pass”).
Here’s my process:
- is there a transcendent player: (No)
- what are the team’s positional needs: (SF; PG)
- best archetypes next to our offensive engines: (doesnt need ball; positional size; solid D)
- game theory— whose picking around us and how does that impact selections
Apply these filters to the class, watch the videos, and fall in love with your guys lol.
I think this is highly probable
I've been watching videos on prospects for several months. I start back in November watching what I can find and pick it up in January and devote more time to it. I do read mocks and internet forum arguments, but I do so critically. I'm willing to listen to other views because I don't assume that I'm incapable of missing something. Ultimately I feel like I formulate my own evaluation and weed out my preconceived biases. I've been doing this for several years now. I've got some misses (Johnny Davis), but for the most part my boards have panned out pretty well.
Pretty much but a much taller version of him. I won’t be asking him to initiate the offense. He just needs to hit open 3 and drive the hole and finish at a high clip. And unlike Wesley, Holland can dunk on people in the nba consistentlyYou are describing blake Wesley
The more I think about it and look at things, the more I want Castle.
Winning mentality, that is so underrated and overlooked these days it seems.
If Wright wants well rounded players with defensive potential, seems like: Castle, Carter, Cody. Hesitant to put Holland in here due to catastrophic shooting form.
One or both of Sarr & Risacher will most likely be gone by #4, that's almost a given. In that cir stance it's Castle at #4 and the BPA at 8. So long as the spurs don't reach like they did with Primo or Samanic. The spurs aren't very good when they reach, drafting a player several if not many spots before even an amateur GM would. If they want to reach for a player use the 48th pick and select a player based on potential then. In the lottery, go with a safer pick. Years later they'll be glad they did.
By the way, aren't Primo and Samanic just about out of the league yet ? Great job spurs, for reaching for those two clowns. Their next job will probably be in Europe, China, or managing a Subway.
Why would they need to do that? His hype is at its lowest in years
But this isn't the Spurs' board. It's one guy who has a message board who might or might not have some ancillary contacts who might know what the Spurs might be doing.
To be fair, they do have recent previous about underestimating european players (Sengun); I'd like to think they have learned their lesson, but...
Where are the posters with the real Intel?
I'm talking about TSpence!
“Spurs haven’t shown outward interest.” -timvp
Spurs were one of two teams out of 12 to send three scouts. Most of the rest sent 1 scout.
Maybe they stopped showing interest after that? Video is from December.
You would hope the Spurs did all their homework way before May. If they’re ramping up any activity just now, that would be extremely concerning. The Spurs should know everything about these kids already from scouting them even before college or pro ball (which they have said they do). Outward interest in December very much still counts.
I would lie if I told I have a good idea of this draft, I know the French ones that's about it. I have my doubts about Risacher but in, what has been described as a poor draft, he suddenly appears in top 3 big board a bit everywhere, in last year draft I don't think he cracks top 10 eventhough Bilal at 7 is a clear reach imo. Sarr is another subject, he is very tall and mobile that's enough for a top 5 in a lot of drafts tbh... he is a risk but if by miracle he fells at 4, you pick him, his fit with with Victor is questionable of course but you figure out something.
Risacher wasn't common in the top 10 before this season started, then all of Justin Edwards, Isaiah Collier, Matas Buzelis, Ron Holland, etc. etc. etc. started sucking. Risacher is really closer to a number 10 pick even in this draft, but draft spots get sticky.
At the end Risacher is quickly becoming a safe pick which is kinda crazy when you think about it
Well, RC scouted Samanic in Slovenia more than once, we know how that played out.
I don't think he's a safe pick whatsoever. What is happening, imo, is that he's solidifying as a top 2 pick. That's just what happens with 'conventional wisdom.' The tank/failure possibility for him is as high as for anyone else. In fact, I'd say his bottom is much worse than a lot of other players. If his shooting doesn't translate, he's dead wood.
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